Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, commander of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, spoke at length on the “booming” space economy, growing adversarial threats in the space domain and the nation’s most pressing space capability gaps in a closing keynote address during the Space Acquisition Forum, hosted by GovCon Wire Events on Wednesday...
The Potomac Officers Club on Wednesday hosted its 8th Annual Defense R&D Summit, which fostered collaborative conversations between distinguished public and private sector defense leaders surrounding the Pentagon’s paramount research and development initiatives to close crucial capability gaps within Department of Defense agencies, d...
On Dec. 27, 2021 President Joe Biden signed into law the $770 billion National Defense Authorization Act for 2022, which gives a significant funding boost to critical Department of Defense initiatives including adopting emerging technologies, bolstering deterrence capabilities and modernizing military fleets. Of the NDAA’s total funding, $117...
Two new Deltek reports say that information technology modernization, data proliferation and the current national security threat landscape are among the factors that will drive IT investments within defense and intelligence community agencies. The company said it expects the DOD contractor addressable IT market to grow at a compound annual rate of ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 30, 2021 — Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has demonstrated air to surface mission computer and sensors of its new anti-access/area denial missile using the CRJ-700 aircraft as the testbed, ExecutiveBiz reported Dec. 22. Mary Petryszyn, president of Northrop’s defense systems business and a previous Wash100 awardee, said the...
On Wednesday, the Potomac Officers Club hosted its Air Force IT Modernization and Digital Transformation Forum, which gathered notable leaders from the U.S. Air Force and industry who spoke on leveraging public-private partnerships to accelerate infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity and other digital transformation initiatives during an era ...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has secured a potential five-year, $82 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to help the U.S. Air Force develop equipment and software for defending against small unmanned aircraft systems. The company said Monday it will also provide technology maintenance and deployment services to USAF’s counter-sUAS o...
On Tuesday, GovCon Wire Events hosted its Defense Acquisition Priorities Forum, which featured leaders across defense agencies, military branches and industry who joined in dynamic discussion to share the procurement interests, technology influences and strategic priorities driving acquisitions across the defense sector as agencies work to acceler...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has secured a $273.4 million contract modification to expand its support services for a new U.S. Navy radar system being produced to help the military service detect adversarial aircraft and missile threats. The company will provide laboratory generator support for the Navy’s Air and Missile Defense Radar and ...
In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Eric Trexler, vice president of Global Governments and Critical Infrastructure Sales – Theatre Lead Company for Forcepoint, about cybersecurity challenges, the future of warfare and our military systems and the impact of ransomware and malware on it as well as the potential ...
